#4e688d

Color #4e688d

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.55 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#4e688d

RGB

rgb(78, 104, 141)

HSL

hsl(215.2, 28.8%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.2, 44.7%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.7%, 26.2%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(43.42, 0.81, -23.37)

LCH

lch(43.42, 23.38, 271.99)

OKLCH

oklch(51.2%, 0.0668, 257.19)

HWB

hwb(215.2, 30.6%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d734e

Analogous

#4e878d

#4e688d

#534e8d

Triadic

#4e688d

#8d4e68

#688d4e

Split-complementary

#4e688d

#8d534e

#878d4e

Tetradic

#4e688d

#734e8d

#8d734e

#688d4e

Square

#4e688d

#8d4e87

#8d734e

#4e8d53

Shades

Color #4e688d mixed toward black.

#415775

#34455e

#273446

#1a232f

#0d1117

Tints

Color #4e688d mixed toward white.

#6380a9

#8299ba

#a1b3cb

#c0ccdc

#e0e6ee

Tones

Color #4e688d mixed toward gray.

#536988

#586a82

#5e6b7d

#636c78

#686c73

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.69:1

White text reads better on this background (5.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5b85 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#595783 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#507f7d · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e688d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e688d]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#4e688d (#4e688d) is rgb(78, 104, 141) in RGB.

No, #4e688d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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